政権(せいけん)

せいけん
noun
political power, administration, regime
1. political power, governing authority
The authority or power to govern a country or region. Also used to refer to a specific administration or government in power.
政権(せいけん)が交代(こうたい)した。
The government changed hands.
現(げん)政権(せいけん)は経済(けいざい)改革(かいかく)を進(すす)めている。
The current administration is pushing forward economic reforms.
野党(やとう)は次(つぎ)の選挙(せんきょ)で政権(せいけん)を奪(うば)い返(かえ)そうとしている。
The opposition party is trying to reclaim power in the next election.

USAGE:
A central term in political news and discourse. Can refer abstractly to political power itself or concretely to a specific administration (e.g., 安倍(あべ)政権(せいけん), the Abe administration). Frequently appears in news headlines.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 政権(せいけん)交代(こうたい): change of government
  • 政権(せいけん)を握(にぎ)る: to hold power, to be in power
  • 政権(せいけん)を取(と)る: to take power
  • 現(げん)政権(せいけん): the current administration
  • 連立(れんりつ)政権(せいけん): coalition government

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 政府(せいふ): government (the institution/organization)
  • 内閣(ないかく): cabinet (the prime minister and ministers)
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